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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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